The Premier League confirmed on Thursday afternoon that Fulham will be awarded a place in the 2011-12 Europa League through their final Fair Play ranking, giving Clint Dempsey and his teammates another shot at European glory.

The season is over for the big leagues of Europe, which means it's time to reflect on the past several months, and then take a look ahead to the future. Several Yanks made big impacts on their teams this season, taking steps to cement opinions that Americans aren't just role players and consummate workhorses with "tremendous athleticism."

Tim Howard takes on his former employers Manhcester United at Old Trafford while Clint Dempsey looks to get an away win over Marcus Hahnemann's Wolverhampton Wanderers in a full weekend of English action.

Stuart Holden will battle against Michael Bradley and Brad Friedel as Bolton take on Aston Villa while Clint Dempsey and Jermaine Jones will look horns in the center of midfield when Fulham welcome Blackburn in a full weekend of English action.

Brad Fiedel was forced to stop Jermaine Jones as Aston Villa pushed out a great home result over Blackburn. Tim Howard and Everton also picked up a massive three points in a full weekend of English action.

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